Greetings: Below is the current NMSU posting for an Observing Specialist I/II opening at APO. Note that the posting closes at the end of the month. Also, a new position announcement for SDSS observers will be forthcoming in the next week or two; it will read slightly different but will have similar experience and skill requirements. The SDSS posting will encompass several positions, with the first position being filled by October to support Monitor Telescope operations. Please consider these openings for yourself, or forward to others as you feel appropriate. Also, I'd appreciate it if someone would post a paper copy of this e-mail in your department. Thanks, and apologies if you receive multiple copies of this. Bruce Gillespie ****************************************************************************= * ****************************************************************************= * Observing Specialist I or II Apache Point Observatory P.O. Box 59 Sunspot, NM 88349-0059 Attention: Bruce Gillespie, Site Manager (gillespi@galileo.apo.nmsu.edu) New Mexico State University is anticipating the recruitment of an Observing Specialist to oversee observing programs at the Apache Point Observatory 3.5-meter telescope, plus to help in the commissioning activities for the Sloan Digital Sky Survey operational systems. Minimum requirements include a B.S. in astronomy, physics, or related field plus two years experience in the operation of astronomical facilities. The Observing Specialist II position requires a minimum of five years experience, and entails additional supervisory and planning responsibilities. Applicants with advanced degrees will receive full consideration. APO is owned and operated by the Astrophysical Research Consortium, of which NMSU is the member institution responsible for observatory operations. Located near Sunspot, NM, the observatory has an operational 3.5-meter telescope, plus the Sloan Digital Sky Survey 2.5-meter and 0.6-meter telescopes which are in the final stages of construction. NMSU also operates a 1.0-meter telescope at APO. Applicants should have strong technical, mechanical, and engineering skills, with hands-on experience in the operation of telescopes, CCDs, spectrographs, vacuum systems, and cryogenics. Computer skills are mandatory, and an electronics background is desirable as is experience using real-time telescope operations software and data analysis packages. Applicants should have general technical and astronomical experience and knowledge, possess good communication skills, be able to work effectively with astronomers and engineers, exhibit initiative and reliability, and be capable of expanding user documentation. This is a full-time regular position, and entails work mostly at night, with minimal supervision on an extended work week. Submit letter of application and r=E9sum=E9 (giving the names, addresses, an= d phone numbers of three references) before 31 July 1996. Offer of employment contingent upon funding and individual's eligibility for employment in the U.S. EEO/AA APO APO APO APO APO Apache Point Observatory 3.5m APO APO APO APO APO This is message 72 in the apo35-general archive. You can find APO the archive on http://www.astro.princeton.edu/APO/apo35-general/INDEX.html APO To join/leave the list, send mail to apo35-request@astro.princeton.edu APO To post a message, mail it to apo35-general@astro.princeton.edu APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO